Watch the full film: Watch the full film: thefilmarchived.blogspot.com On 26 June 1963, US President John F. Kennedy visited West Berlin and gave a public speech known for its famous phrase “Ich bin ein Berliner.” The Four Power Agreement on Berlin (September 1971) and the Transit Agreement (May 1972) helped to slightly ease tensions over the status of West Berlin. While many restrictions remained in place, it also made it easier for West Berliners to travel to East Germany and it simplified the regulations for Germans travelling along the autobahn transit routes. At the Brandenburg Gate in 1987, US President Ronald Reagan provided a challenge to the then-Soviet premier: “General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.” On 9 November 1989, the Wall was opened, and the two parts of the city were once again physically—though at this point not legally—united. The Two Plus Four Treaty, signed by the two German states and the four wartime allies, paved the way for German reunification and an end to the western occupation of West Berlin. On 3 October 1990, West Berlin and East Berlin were united as the city of Berlin, which then acceded to the Federal Republic as a state. West Berlin and East Berlin thus both formally ceased to exist. Reel 2: SLATE: CAMERAMAN: DUMULOIN. BERLIN. 3′ Shows MSgt Darr’s …
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